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Wagon Brake No. 79,855. i Patehted July 14, 1868.

DAVID PHILIPS, OF 'GORD-O'VA,ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 79,855, dated July 1 4, 1868.

IMPROVED WAGON-BRAKE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: M

Be it known that I, DAVID PHILIPS, of Oordova, in the county of RockIsland, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wagon-Brake; and I do hereby declare that thei'ollowingis a full, clear, and exact description tliereoi', refercnce being badto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specificatiomnnd tothe letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like'parts wherever they occur. y

' To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention,I will proceed to describe it.

In -the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a'wagon'with my brakeapplied.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my brake detached, with the parts inthe same relative position aswhen attached. I 1 r l i My brake isintended for application to ordinary wagons or other wheeled vehicles,and so constructed as to be very simple but powerful in its operation,and so'arranged that it may be readily detached when desired. Inconstructing it, I provides. wooden bar, B, of a length equal to orlittle; more than'the gauge of the wagon. This bar should be round inshape, and has aj our'nal formed on each end.

On these journals mount or secure rub-blocks, (Z, which are heavier atone end than the other, so as to always hang perpendicular and the sameend up. i I

At the proper distance from the end of bar 13, I rigidly secure ahandle, D, as shown in fig. 2. This bar B, with its handle andrub-blocks, I attach to the under side and crossways of the body of thewagon, just forward of the rear wheels, by means of east-iron supportsor brackets, C, bolted one to each side of the wagon-body. Ihes'esupports have an elongated opening extending from their front endb'ackto neartheir rear, and of'the proper width to receive the bar B,fitbeing round at the point that enters these supports,- so as to formajournal, and bears against the metal at th eback end of the openings insupport 0, the rear'end of said opening being made semicircular. Whenthe bar 13 is thus placed in position, the rub-blocks will come oppositethe tire of the wheels G, and is free to .slide to or from the wheel insaid supports 0, and carry the rub-blocks with it. v

, i To the bar B- at each end, and outside of the linoof the bodyof'the' wagon, I attach a chain, F, which passes back and is attached toeither the rear axleorthe, wagon-body, by n. metal'hook, this chainbeing used to drawthe blocks against the wheels.

When the brake is to be applied, the handle D is seized (it projectingup by the side of the body as in fig.

1) and drawn backwards, whcn;the chain F will be wound around 13, and asthe chain is fixed at its rear end,

the blocks will be drawn-tightly against the wheels, the handle D beingheld back by a pawl, e piv-oted to it, andworking in a ratchet-plate, a,secured to the body of the wagon, as'shown in fig. 1. For the purpose ofdrawing the blocks forward, away from the wheels, when the handle isreleased, there is secured to the under side of the body, forward of thebar, a spring, I), connectdd to the bar by a cord, 0, as clearly shownin fig. 2, which may be used instead of a chain orrod, nnd may windaround the'har when it turns, or not.

Itis obvious thntinstead of the chain F, a cord may be used, or' an ironrod with a. few links on the end next to the bar, and that a spiralspring may be used instead of a flat one, 6. t

L When grcat p'ower is required, an auxiliary lever may be attached onthe other end ofthe bar, which will be much longer than D, and madedetachable; and either of these levers may have a rope attached to itsupper end, so that the brake may be operated from the ground.

The rub-blocks may be fastened to the bar in any suitable manner, as bya washer and pin, on the outside, passing through the bar. i

The chains may be-provided with a swivehscrew, so as to alter theirlengths, so as to equalize the pressure .on thewheels; this, however,not being considered essential.

When it is desired to detach the brake for anyrenson, the lever isallowed to fall forward, thus unviinding chain F,-which is then unhookedat its rear end. The cordc is unfastened fromthe spring, and the brakeis slipped out of the supports, and is la-idasiile until required foruse.

"Or if it bedesired to use it on a hay or wood-rack, it can be readilyapplied by simply detaching the supports, 0 and securing them to theside bars ofthe reek, or the rack may be supplied with extra, supports,so as to save the necessity of changing the lntter-from-one to theother, which is better still.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, is-- ,The brake,consisting of the roller-bur B, halving the blocks ii pivoted thereon,with the lever D, supports 0, and chains F, when said parts areconstructed and arranged to operate substantia'llynsdescribed.

. DAVID PHILIPS. Witnesses:

- W. L. CARROLL,

J. M; DANIELS.

